United Kingdom - Pension System Overview

• Country Profile

Other resources

• An assessment of the Government's options for state pension reform, Pensions Policy Institute, (June 2011)
• The Pensions Policy Institute has launched a section on its web-site, the PPI Pensions Primer, dedicated  to inform public on the UK pension framework, pensions policy work and future legislative changes to the retirement system in UK.
• The Purple Book, The Pensions Regulator (2008)
• Good Practices When Choosing Assumptions for DB Pension Schemes with a Special Focus on Mortality
• Personal Accounts: A New Way to Save, DWP (2006)
• Defined contribution: 6 principles for good design and governance
  The Pensions Regulator has invited the pensions sector to take part in a dialogue on 6 principles for good design and governance of workplace defined contribution (DC) pension provision, which will form the basis of its regulatory approach going forward.
  Publication of the high-level principles is the next step in the regulator’s ongoing engagement with the pensions sector to improve standards of DC provision and ensure that the pensions sector is ready to support automatic enrolment.
  The 6 principles span the lifecycle of a DC scheme from the design and set-up phases through to the ongoing management - including monitoring of scheme governance, accountability, scheme administration and communications with members.
  To review the 6 principles, visit The Pension Regulators website.

Videos

 IOPS Principles of Private Pension Supervision

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